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Inside the Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

April 20, 2026·32 min·3-min readnarrativenews
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The episode investigates the origins of the Supreme Court's increasing reliance on the 'shadow docket' — a system of rapid, unexplained emergency rulings that bypass traditional judicial procedures. This shift, the hosts argue, has allowed the Court to make major policy decisions with

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Jody Cantor, Adam Liptak

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John RobertsAnthony KennedyElena KaganSamuel AlitoStephen Breyer

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EPA

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Clean Power Plan

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Breaking NewsClimate ChangeInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsSupreme Court

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